Hand-bag.



Ai ROSENDALE.

HAND BAG.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

'UNITED sTATEs PATENT orrron.

- ANNABELLE nosENDALE, or GRAND RAriDs, MICHIGAN.

HAND-BAG.

To'all whom it may concern Be it known v thatI I, Mrs. ANNAQELLERosENDALE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, inthe county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hand- Bags, of which the following is a specification.

. Theinvention relates to shopping bags, such as generally used byladies for carrying sundry articles when out walking or shopping, thepurpose being to provide such bag with an attachment and embodying amirror and tablet, the latter being utilized for receiving memoranda andalso as a cover for themirror and affording a pretense for inspection ofnotes while using the mirror for l inspection of the face or head-dress.

The invention provides an attachment embodying a plate which forms abacking or support for the mirror, said plate having the mirror securedthereto in any manner and provided with lclips for removably attaching atablet, and said plate being further provided withI loops or holdingmeans for receiving a pencil, pen or like article,

. theattachment being secured to a side of the bag and normallyconcealed by means of a flap which is held closed'by a suitablefastening, such as commonly employed for fastening gloves.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of constructionand combinaltion of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularlyset forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out inthe appended claim.

Referring to the drawing, forming a p art of the specification, Fi ure l|is a side vlew of a hand bag provide with an attachment LJemb'odyingthe invention. Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. 1 with the flap thrownopen.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the attachment disassociated from the bag andhaving the tablet and pencil removed. v

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescrlptlon, and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the samereference characters.

rllhe numeral 1 designates a hand bag such as generall used by womenwhen shopping or out wal ing. Upon one side of the bag Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application led April 26, 1913.

Patented Mar. a, 1914.` seran No. 763,814.

is located an attachment embodying the in,- vention, said attachmentembodying a plate 1tI which is adapted to be secured to a side of thebag in any manner. Teeth 2 form a part. of the plate la and .are adaptedto bel serving as securing means for fastening the. 'mirror to theplate.

Clasps l are located along the upper edge of the plate 1a and preferablyform a part thereof. These clasps serve as means for securing a tablet 5to the plate la, said table-t being designed to receive memorandafand tobe removed and replaced by a new one\when necessary. Loops 6 are locatedat the lower edge of the plate lil and receive a pencil, en or likearticle 7. A flap 8 closes the attac ment and aifords a protec tiontherefor. This flap is attached to the` i bag above the plate la andwhen closed is .Y

secured at its lower end by means of a suitable fastening, such asemployed in connection with gloves.

'Ihe attachment provides for the convenient use of a mirror withoutattracting attention, since the tablet affords a pretense for inspectionof notes when as amatter of fact the mirror is the object of use. Theplate l forms a substantial support for the mirror 3 and-the latter inturn acts as a back for the tablet.

The -invention provides means whereby a mirror, tablet and pencil may beconveniently Yat hand when required for use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the advantages ofthe construction and. of themethodA of operation will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the artto which the invention appertains, and while I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention, together with the device whichI now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and

that such changes may be made when desired as are Withinthe scope of theclaim appended. hereto.

Having thus described the invention what,

l is claimed as new, is :f

In combination with a handbag, a plate attached -to a lside 'thereof andhavin itsat the edges of theplate, and aKtlap attached at one edge tothe bag and adapted to extend over,the\p1ate and provided with means forsecuring its free edge to the bag beyond the 15 plate.

' In testimony whereof IaIiX my signature in presence'of two Witnesses.

MBS. ANNABELLE vImsENnLE.

Witnesses:

HIRAM N. AvnBILL, ADA C. WARD.

